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[Michael!]

im not sure now, seeing them like that i want to keep them haha

[FezzyGTI]

hi Mike gotta say im loving the azura i used to have one and the colour was my favourite thing about it, i put a 1.3 in with lighter fly wheel etc was my first project until i crashed it. i like your slightly vag approach to it i will have a propa read through ya whole thread when i get home

[Michael!]

Alright mate, yeah I tried many different looks with it hahaha

Hope you enjoy

[FezzyGTI]

just been skimming through i like it, are you selling the fez now then or what? not got much time for reading yet as im still working im also interested what ya plans are for the polo if thats yours too

[Michael!]

WHATTHEFUCK


AN UPDATE.

Okay so many of you probably lost interest in this - but believe it or not those who have doubted me! It's moving forward now and hopefully by monday will be ready for its new heart!


Okay - so I had spare time today and set about stripping the engine bay, got as far as taking out the entire loom and got the head off (no pictures yet)

I do have a few pics but they're dark so I'll take more tomorrow but here's a couple of the bay as it was at about 5:30 and the things I've got off.




There's no rust at all either which is a bonus!


I do need help though, what do I do with the fuel lines? Should I just blank them off or?

[Rs Adz]

owww my old car good luck mate hope it all goes to plan you keeping everything else the same

[- Danny Boy -]

Yeah you'll need to blank the fuel lines with something. If the tank if full of fuel, get it out - syphon it out.

I think when I did my engine conversion, I used some brake caliper bleed nipple dust covers (little rubber bits on the end) to block them. I could be wrong though, but I'm pretty sure it was that.

[andymac]

Are the fuel lines flexis ? If so, pop an appropriate sized bolt down there and tighten up the hose clips.

[jonyb4]

jesus

whats the head coming off for?

[Michael!]

Just wanted to see what state the pistons were in!

Plus it's less weight when I let it drop out of the car hahah

[jonyb4]

ah, i was just being nosey

[Michael!]

Nay bother - will hopefully be out tomorrow

[Gus!!]

Its all goodthen mate. Its definately gonna get finished now then??

[sam-si]

Its all goodthen mate. Its definately gonna get finished now then??

+1 and what engines going in?

[Michael!]

Yes, 100% getting done!

The engines a surprise because I'm not sure myself hahaha

[sam-si]

Yes, 100% getting done!

The engines a surprise because I'm not sure myself hahaha

so you brought a engine yet?

[Michael!]

Yeah ive had an engine for like 6 months just dunno if I want to use it now

[sam-si]

Yeah ive had an engine for like 6 months just dunno if I want to use it now

what engine you got in the stores then?

[- Danny Boy -]

One of these wasn't it?

[Gus!!]

Na that looks like my engine bay danny u must have got your wires crossed!!

[- Danny Boy -]

If you could fit that in your engine bay, I'd be impressed!

[Michael!]

Yeah it was something like that hahaha!

Nahh I have an rs1800 engine and a 2l bottom end, also some cvh parts so may even go NA ZVH!

Doubt that though will end up being a 130 spec 1.8

[Michael!]

Found this bad lad recently, got it for free too

Decided I want the retro feel of a cassette player in the car as Ive quite a collection of mix tapes from the 80's and 90's courtesy of my mum hahaha, gonna fit it tomorrow




I'm curious though, this isn't the model that came in mk3.5s? Was it just early mk3's?

[Gus!!]

I wish i could fit that in my engine bay (thats what she said) i mean the 1.1 is becoming boring now!!
Is that radio keycoded?? If it is and you dont have the code you're f**cked!!

[dontpannic]

Gus, it's not keycoded, but even if it was, 5 minutes tracking the software down and you can easily find the code.

Mike, that's a MK3 stereo. For originality you want the updated one (one that I for some reason still have in my shed).

[sam-si]

Gus, it's not keycoded, but even if it was, 5 minutes tracking the software down and you can easily find the code.

Mike, that's a MK3 stereo. For originality you want the updated one (one that I for some reason still have in my shed).

yer same here still got a spare one floating about! lol

[fiend]

Isn't that stereo from a Mk2 Fiesta?

[jonyb4]

was going to say

[Michael!]

Is the updated one the '2000'?

This came out of a g reg mk3 so I imagine it's very similar to the mk2 one

[Gus!!]

I have never managed to have a genuine stereo, this could be pretty retro when its done then??

[dontpannic]

This is a MK3.5 radio... The Ford 2000

[Michael!]

ahh yeah, i thought that was the one nick! cheers!


yeah gus, hoping for it to look as original as possible inside - well as much as far as the front goes anyway - the backs going to be completely stripped.

going to replace the horrible stickbombed set of clocks i have, fit new door cards and just generally tidy it up, then standard on the outside too, with the exception of the pepperpots (which are now staying!) and a 40-50mm drop.

feel really good about this again now guys!

[russ-RST]

good to see some progress I too have a standard mk3.5 radio sat around but please don't build a ZVH when you have a whole zetec engine sat there.. just crack on with the rs1800 lump IMO nice healthy one of those will do you fine plus 1.8's are more rev happy than 2ltr

[Michael!]

good to see some progress I too have a standard mk3.5 radio sat around but please don't build a ZVH when you have a whole zetec engine sat there.. just crack on with the rs1800 lump IMO nice healthy one of those will do you fine plus 1.8's are more rev happy than 2ltr

to be honest, the zvh thing was a bit of a dream, just because i have some parts for it haha! would be too much trouble for what its worth really...

the 1.8 i bought needs a slight rebuild, but thats already in the works and will post pictures of that if and when it happens.

[Michael!]

Just a quicky;

im having a shot at the rear beam today too, so - will the bolts that hold the brake drums on the mk3.5 be the same as the ones on the zs? because ive lost them.

and the brake bias(?) and springs inside the drum, wil they be the same? because they've gone too hahaha!


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